At Least 54 Killed In Iraqi Violence

WochitMay. 28, 2014. 02:55 PM EST

Violence rocked Iraq on Wednesday as at least 54 people died in car bombings, suicide attacks and...
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Violence rocked Iraq on Wednesday as at least 54 people died in car bombings, suicide attacks and assassinations around the country. The bloodshed hit mostly Shi’ite sections of Baghdad and the troubled northern city of Mosul, where an al Qaeda breakaway faction, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, holds sway. The bombings and killings were a reminder in the month since national elections were held that the pace of bloodshed has shown no signs of diminishing. In one attack in Baghdad's Sadr City, a minivan pulled into a line of taxis and the driver abandoned the vehicle minutes before it exploded, police said. Four people were killed and 14 were wounded.
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